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What's the point of the contract then, just to make things complicated?
by wlesieutre 6y ago
What's the point of the contract then, just to make things complicated?
- candiddevmike 6y agoIn the US, it's easier to end a contract than fire someone (unemployment, COBRA, taxes).
- ghaff 6y agoIn other words, there isn't a guarantee? Also, how is health insurance handled since you mention COBRA? I was on another thread today where people were saying that health insurance is one reason they didn't take time off between jobs.
- zdragnar 6y agoCOBRA lets you continue your insurance plan from your employer for a time period after you leave. However, your employer no longer contributes to the premiums, which are very difficult to personally front if you dont have an income. You can buy temporary health insurance to cover yourself between jobs, but it typically is only useful for catastrophic injury, as the deductibles are extremely high to keep the price down.
- AlexCoventry 6y agoUsually when I've been offered this arrangement (which I like because it reduces the risk on my side, too), the pay has been on the higher side for the contracting part, to cover the reduced benefits/security.
- itronitron 6y agoGiven a choice, I'd recommend taking the contract period because if either party chooses to end the relationship, the candidate can honestly report it as a short term contract on their resume.
- ghaff 6y agoTo a first approximation, no one is looking at employment gaps at that level of granularity. Now if you can't find a job for another year, that's maybe something different but you're back to switching jobs without really having a job.
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoSo basically you just want to shift the risk of a bad hire onto the employee. The things you're avoiding are precisely the things that make it easier for them to bounce back if the new job doesn't work out.
- candiddevmike 6y agoAs someone mentioned below, the contract period typically comes with a higher hourly rate. Also, some candidates have been able to take a leave of absence or PTO from their current job, work the contract, then give two weeks notice after it works out.
- ipaddr 6y agoMaking it easier makes it less secure than a normal full time position. The only candidates who would apply would be people out of work.